The Administration for Community Living (ACL) Office of Elder Justice and Adult Protective Services has published the 2022 notices of funding opportunities, including the Legal Assistance Enhancement Program (LAEP), which aims to, among other things, break down barriers to accessing legal assistance; increase the availability of legal assistance, especially for historically underrepresented populations of elders; and enhance the efficacy of legal assistance to meet the evolving needs of older adults.

This funding opportunity, along with others from ACL’s Office of Elder Justice and Adult Protective Services can be found here:

• Legal Assistance Enhancement Program (LAEP)
• Elder Justice Innovations Grants: Improving Guardianship
• Elder Justice Innovations Grants: Improving Results for APS Clients
• Elder Justice Innovations Grants: Enhancing APS Approaches to Cases Involving Opioids and Substance Use Disorders

Additionally there are two Federal Register Notices requesting nominations for service on Advisory Councils that can be found in the Federal Register:

•  Advisory Council to Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
• Family Caregiving Advisory Council

More information about eligibility, program details, and deadlines can be found in the individual announcements.